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New York
Jeff Sutton fires back against lender over Herald Square foreclosure
Retail titan’s lawyers claim lawsuit from German bank is an “orchestrated attempt to tarnish” Sutton’s reputation
Residential
National
Four senior employees out at Douglas Elliman after layoffs last week
DEDM senior executive Leslie Wilson to become a special advisor to firm
Commercial
New York
Rialto sued over alleged self-dealing, “highly improper” servicing
Special servicer wants to keep performing loan in default, investor says
Commercial
Los Angeles
Ashkenazy buys Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus in latest SoCal acquisition
NY firm’s Golden Triangle retail holdings grow to 350K sf
Development
South Florida
Inside OKO and Oak Row’s projects in South Florida
Firms closed $520M purchase of Brickell assemblage in South Florida’s top dev site deal ever
Commercial
National
The thorniest real estate lawsuits of 2025
Mark Nussbaum’s missing escrow funds and Millionaire Dollar Listing Star Josh Flagg took center stage in the ugliest legal battles of the year
Commercial
Los Angeles
LA’s buzziest real estate stories in 2025
Year opens with wildfires, ends with vertical construction at One Beverly Hills
Brand Studio
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Residential
San Francisco
San Jose approves Borello’s builder’s remedy plan on Cupertino border
2.7K sf commercial building to be demolished for 118 apartments
Lenders and borrowers tussle over personal guarantees on distressed deals
At contract signings, the guarantee is a gambit. On delinquent loans, it might be the only thing left of value.
Up-and-coming commercial brokers love LinkedIn. Does it bring in deals?
Insights and reflection fuel connection on #REtwit’s buttoned-up alter ego
How WeWork became Amazon’s real estate fixer
From coworking giant to office matchmaker in an uncertain market
In NYC’s world of rent-regulated distress, Greg Corbin makes bankruptcy palatable to lenders
With foreclosure slow and credit bids low, he pitches the promise of courts’ fix-it powers
Mayor ends tenure with Nolita nightmare
Mastro shares blame for Elizabeth Street Garden fiasco
Make South Florida brothers’ success possible in NYC
New York developers struggle to fill “missing middle” housing gap
From megadeals to megabattles: South Florida real estate in 2025
TRD tracked billionaire moves, legal fights and major losses
Spec home developer sold his Gables Estates mansion for $55M
Previously unreported deal closed in June, was most-expensive home ever sold in Coral Gables gated community
Singer Paulina Rubio sells Miami Beach home for $17M
Mexican songstress’ deal marks latest pricey sale on Di Lido Island this year
Lennar land bank buys 20 acres in Broward County for $50M
Millrose purchased dev site near Pompano Beach casino approved for 426 condos and townhomes
Most-expensive home in Florida’s 30A is a $41M teardown
Developers Ryan and Ashley Templeton plan to split lot and build two spec homes on beachfront property
GL Homes proposes hundreds of homes on Palm Beach County golf course
Developer faced hurdles in form of lawsuits, local rejection in recent years
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The Closing: Corinne Verdery
CEO of Los Angeles-based Caruso on reopening Palisades Village, avoiding the boys’ club and running the company after its founder returned from a campaign
LA mansions selling at discount prices despite celeb connections
Ultra-luxury market hit bottom following deadly wildfires
How two real estate agents built high-end business through Instagram DMs
Can duo at Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal continue to build business off social media, texts?
How LA’s top agents navigate Measure ULA
Two-tiered tax elicits a mix of emotions ranging from anger to acceptance
Slew of companies leave California in 2025, next year could be worse
Looming “Billionaire’s Tax” could push more CEO to opt for relocation
Investors pounce on SoCal’s fire-scarred neighborhoods
Purchases account for 40% of all lots sold in affected ZIP codes
Chicago’s biggest foreclosure lawsuits in 2025
Downtown office towers, South Loop hotels and a suburban business center faced foreclosures this year
Chicago’s juiciest real estate stories of 2025
These were the lawsuits, trends and troubles that had industry pros chattering this year
Here are Chicago’s top commercial real estate sales of 2025
Multifamily deals picked up momentum in the last half of the year
Chicago landmarks Envoi's resi conversion in Loop
William Le Baron Jenney-designed building clears preservation hurdle ahead of $64M overhaul
Mavrek scoops up Gold Coast retail building for $6.5M after years of stalled tower plans
Developer eyes flexible retail and office play steps from Maple & Ash
Chicago home prices buck the national cooldown
Leads major metros as affordability tightens and pandemic darlings fade
A look behind CoStar’s $1.6B acquisition of Matterport
Matterport CEO RJ Pittman talks about what it means for the Sunnyvale-based 3D modeling firm’s Bay Area footprint
TRD exclusive: Sneak peek at Treasure Island’s first new condo project
Sales at 490 Avenue of the Palms to kick off in fall, ending phase 1 of decades’ long redevelopment
Trump tariffs cast “cloud” over Bay Area’s commercial decision-makers
CRE leaders express concerns about impact on investment, development
TRD Walkthrough: Bishop Ranch’s new generation of development
From office to retail and resi, Sunset Development CEO Alex Mehran Jr. walks TRD through the major transformation underway at 585-acre Bishop Ranch in San Ramon
Affordable developers buy Silicon Valley complex for $51.7M
Belveron Partners and Las Palmas Housing pay $453K per unit, below market average
Crescent Heights gets OK for 67-floor housing project in SF
10 South Van Ness Avenue would be third-tallest building in city at 820 feet
Austin
Austin’s biggest offices lease of 2025
Nvidia took the cake with a 100,000-SF lease at Brandywine Realty Trust’s One Uptown
Houston
Hotel Daphne lines up $15M expansion weeks after opening in Houston’s Heights
Bunkhouse-backed boutique eyes 10-key addition with pool bar, event space
Billion-dollar Central Texas data center revives bid after zoning stalemate
Developers restarted entitlement process on $1.5 billion project between Austin and San Antonio
Houston
Brohn Homes plants flag in Houston with HistoryMaker deal
Austin builder eyes 1,000 homes a year in Texas’ biggest market
San Antonio
IBC lands JW Marriott flag for Downtown San Antonio hotel conversion
Laredo-based lender revealed plans to convert one building, keep another as offices and develop amenity tower on land bought in 2024
Dallas
Owner-user office deals hit DFW with Provident Realty’s North Dallas buy
Low office valuations mean companies are increasing buying office property rather than leasing
Freddie Mac finds its next CEO
Kenny Smith arrives at critical time for mortgage provider
Sonder’s 190 leasehold interests up for sale
Offers for shuttered hospitality operator’s portfolio expected to close by February
These were residential real estate’s top stories of 2025
Mergers, court battles and a new mayor sparked headlines
Nine-figure deals power luxury hotel market to strong 2025 finish
Plus, Mark Nussbaum names names, Fed cuts interest rates and more national real estate news this week.
Philadelphia
Philly’s apartment pipeline stirs as developers eye comeback
Lease-ups improve, financing loosens as builders warn city of inventory woes
Boston
Boston luxury developers grapple with languishing trophy condos
Oversupply sparked price cuts, quiet deals to clear unsold units
Billionaire heir to revitalize Dubai office skyscraper
Hussain Sajwani’s son sold most of vacant tower’s units
Blackstone’s AirTrunk explores $1B Singapore REIT IPO
The data center operator was acquired in record $16B deal last year
Let them renovate: Louis XIV-linked château near Versailles hits market for $23M
44-acre estate lists for first time in nearly eight decades, needs $2M in repairs
Cheers! Sapporo to sell real estate holdings to KKR, PAG
$3B-plus deal includes Tokyo brewery, retail destinations
Trump admin propose $112B Gaza rebuild
Real estate minds envision luxury resorts in destroyed Palestinian territory
The Setai splashes in the Caribbean with St. Maarten debut
The Miami Beach-based hotel brand is building a 205-key hotel with private villas
National
U.S. office supply in progress continues to shrink as few markets grow
Boston, Manhattan stand out amid thinning pipeline
Los Angeles
Silver Lake’s home appreciation rate hits 46% in Q3
Neighborhood trails L.A. County average on long view
Los Angeles
Focus on TRD Data: Priciest multifamily properties sold in Koreatown in 2025
Chicago
Jena Radnay tops Cook County’s resi agents by average deal size
Agents from Jameson ranked second and third
Los Angeles
Calabasas home values jump 59% in Q3, outpace LA County market
Upscale enclave also outperforms San Marino, Beverly Hills
New York
Here are the details on 80 Clarkson’s offering plan
Luxury tower from Zeckendorf Development and Atlas Capital Group projects $2.2B sellout
San Francisco
Affordable developers buy Silicon Valley complex for $51.7M
Belveron Partners and Las Palmas Housing pay $453K per unit, below market average
South Florida
Most-expensive home in Florida’s 30A is a $41M teardown
Developers Ryan and Ashley Templeton plan to split lot and build two spec homes on beachfront property
South Florida
Spec home developer sold his Gables Estates mansion for $55M
Previously unreported deal closed in June, was most-expensive home ever sold in Coral Gables gated community
Los Angeles
Investors pounce on SoCal’s fire-scarred neighborhoods
Purchases account for 40% of all lots sold in affected ZIP codes
South Florida
Singer Paulina Rubio sells Miami Beach home for $17M
Mexican songstress’ deal marks latest pricey sale on Di Lido Island this year
San Francisco
AI money fuels second-home surge for Bay Area buyers
Trend extends from California’s Country to as far south as Panama
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Los Angeles
Slew of companies leave California in 2025, next year could be worse
Looming “Billionaire’s Tax” could push more CEO to opt for relocation
San Antonio
IBC lands JW Marriott flag for Downtown San Antonio hotel conversion
Laredo-based lender revealed plans to convert one building, keep another as offices and develop amenity tower on land bought in 2024
Boston
Boston luxury developers grapple with languishing trophy condos
Oversupply sparked price cuts, quiet deals to clear unsold units
Chicago
Mavrek scoops up Gold Coast retail building for $6.5M after years of stalled tower plans
Developer eyes flexible retail and office play steps from Maple & Ash
South Florida
From megadeals to megabattles: South Florida real estate in 2025
TRD tracked billionaire moves, legal fights and major losses
Dallas
Owner-user office deals hit DFW with Provident Realty’s North Dallas buy
Low office valuations mean companies are increasing buying office property rather than leasing
New York
Make South Florida brothers’ success possible in NYC
New York developers struggle to fill “missing middle” housing gap
San Francisco
Crescent Heights gets OK for 67-floor housing project in SF
10 South Van Ness Avenue would be third-tallest building in city at 820 feet
San Antonio
IBC lands JW Marriott flag for Downtown San Antonio hotel conversion
Laredo-based lender revealed plans to convert one building, keep another as offices and develop amenity tower on land bought in 2024
Philadelphia
Philly’s apartment pipeline stirs as developers eye comeback
Lease-ups improve, financing loosens as builders warn city of inventory woes
South Florida
Lennar land bank buys 20 acres in Broward County for $50M
Millrose purchased dev site near Pompano Beach casino approved for 426 condos and townhomes
South Florida
GL Homes proposes hundreds of homes on Palm Beach County golf course
Developer faced hurdles in form of lawsuits, local rejection in recent years